Which of the following statements are not true?
A) The objective of regression analysis is the exploit the relationship between two (or more) variables so that we can gain information about one of them through knowing values of the other(s).
B) Saying that variables x and y are deterministically related means that once we are told the value of x, the value of y is completely specified.
C) Regression analysis is the part of statistics that deals with investigation of the relationship between two or more variables related in a deterministic fashion.
D) All of the above statements are true.
E) None of the above statements are true.

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C is not true because regression analysis deals with variables that have a statistical, not deterministic, relationship. Deterministic means the outcome is exactly predictable, while statistical relationships involve randomness and uncertainty.

Which of the Following Statements Are Not True